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#A8A01E

#a8a01e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a8a01e is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 62.75% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 82.14% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.52°, with 69.7% saturation and 38.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3356

Complementary

  1. #a8a01e
  2. #1e26a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a01e
  2. #1e6ba8
  3. #5b1ea8

Analogous

  1. #a85b1e
  2. #a8a01e
  3. #6ba81e

Triadic

  1. #a8a01e
  2. #1ea8a0
  3. #a01ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a01e
  2. #26a81e
  3. #1e26a8
  4. #a01ea8

Square

  1. #a8a01e
  2. #1ea85b
  3. #1e26a8
  4. #a81e6b

Monochromatic

  1. #262407
  2. #676212
  3. #a8a01e
  4. #dbd237
  5. #e7e078

Shades

#a8a01e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a01e
  2. #97901b
  3. #868018
  4. #767015
  5. #656012
  6. #54500f
  7. #43400c
  8. #323009
  9. #222006
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a01e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a01e
  2. #b1aa35
  3. #b9b34b
  4. #c2bd62
  5. #cbc678
  6. #d4d08f
  7. #dcd9a5
  8. #e5e3bc
  9. #eeecd2
  10. #f6f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a01e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a01e
  2. #a49d28
  3. #a09a32
  4. #9c963b
  5. #989345
  6. #94904f
  7. #908d59
  8. #8c8a63
  9. #88866c
  10. #848376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19e7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9c08 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9f26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0996e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a01e {
  color: #a8a01e;
}
Background
.bg-a8a01e {
  background-color: #a8a01e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a01e {
  border: 2px solid #a8a01e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a01e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 160 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 70% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a01e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a01e, #6ba81e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a01e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 160 30 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.05 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.36 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.70 #575fe1 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#a8a01e  rgb(168, 160, 30)  hsl(57, 70%, 39%)  Brass
#1e26a8  rgb(30, 38, 168)  hsl(237, 70%, 39%)  Imperial Blue
#1ea8a0  rgb(30, 168, 160)  hsl(177, 70%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a01ea8  rgb(160, 30, 168)  hsl(297, 70%, 39%)  Dark Magenta